ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2014 Memorial Day weekend is packed with activities for families and history enthusiasts in the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n
From live music and local vendors to stepping back in time to explore the American Revolution, there\u2019s something for everyone.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, visitors can explore Revolutionary War history at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum\u2019s History Expo, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n
The free event features paintings and highlights key moments in the fight for freedom.<\/p>\n
Attendees can also see the war through the eyes of 200 Allentown students, portraying everything from eagles and founding fathers to the American flag.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt really is designed to bring the community out, but also to showcase the community,\u201d said James Higgins, executive director of the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum.<\/p>\n
After enjoying a history lesson, families can head to the annual Mayfair festival in Allentown.<\/p>\n
The free event features delicious food, local vendors, music, yard games, and bouncy houses, drawing crowds of smiling families.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it’s amazing,\u201d said Rhonda Grothaus, a mother attending the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, we love it. This is less crowded, less hectic than Musikfest, so we enjoy it,\u201d said Emily Grothaus.<\/p>\n
Gracie Tatum, who usually attends Mayfair with her daughter, spent the day working with True Honey Teas.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe love coming here, so I’m glad I’m here today,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
According to Katy Kresge, Mayfair festival director, organizers plan to cap off the weekend with a drone show on Sunday night, weather permitting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2014 Memorial Day weekend is packed with activities for families and history enthusiasts in the Lehigh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[214,119,121,120,232,1681],"class_list":["post-200382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-_homepage_top_stories","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-allentown-area","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}